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Apache Struts: S2-050 (CVE-2017-9804): Security updates available for Apache Struts

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Apache Struts: S2-050 (CVE-2017-9804): Security updates available for Apache Struts

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/05/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/06/2017
Modified
01/19/2018

Description

In Apache Struts 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for S2-047 / CVE-2017-7672.

Solution(s)

  • apache-struts-upgrade-2_3_34
  • apache-struts-upgrade-2_5_13

References

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